supreme court judgement on rti --information commission should have legal background and experience
Namit Sharma vs. UOI ...Appointment of RTI Bodies like CIC etc.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 210 of 2012
Namit Sharma … Petitioner
Versus
Union of India … Respondent
J U D G M E N T
Swatanter Kumar, J.
1. The value of any freedom is determined by the extent to
which the citizens are able to enjoy such freedom. Ours is a
constitutional democracy and it is axiomatic that citizens have
the right to know about the affairs of the Government which,
having been elected by them, seeks to formulate some policies of
governance aimed at their welfare. However, like any other
freedom, this freedom also has limitations. It is a settled
proposition that the Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression
enshrined under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India (for 2
short ‘the Constituti
